Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 3,563 2024 up 318.2% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2,722 2024 up 209.0% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 683 2024 up 123.2% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 743 2024 up 97.6% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male 118,386 2024 up 213.1% 5th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 15,175 2024 up 884.1% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 34,068 2024 up 454.9% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female 81,140 2024 up 178.2% 5th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 1,971 2024 up 51.7% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 4,385 2024 up 78.1% 1st
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 92.2% 2021 down 4.2% 34th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.03 LPIA 2022 up 1.2% 2nd
Education statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Enrolment rate 87 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2022 down 3.2% 18th
Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate 87 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2022 down 3.2% 18th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 10th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 97.5% 2023 down 1.1% 18th
HICP - Education services (Neither seasonally nor working day) 10.33 2026 down 13.9% 18th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 97.5% 2023 down 0.9% 17th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 97.5% 2023 down 0.7% 15th
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male 276,771 2024 up 16.1% 2nd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.4% 20th
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students 13.25 Years 2024 up 0.1% 23rd
Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender 48.25 Percentage of students 2024 up 0.1% 29th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 5,231 millions 2022 down 24.1% 1st
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 6th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 15th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ 6,529 millions 2022 up 7.2% 1st
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 6,662 millions 2022 down 24.1% 1st
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.02 LPIA 2020 up 1.1% 2nd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 47.4% 2024 down 8.0% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 0.9% 2024 down 14.9% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 52.6% 2024 up 8.5% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.04 LPIA 2023 up 1.3% 2nd
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 98.38 Percentage of students 2024 down 0.1% 16th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 3.3% 2023 up 0.5% 32nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.6573 GPIA 2024 down 14.7% 41st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 2.7% 2023 up 13.6% 32nd
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female 42.0% 2024 up 10.5% 53rd
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 125,646 2023 up 266.5% 5th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2021 up 4.7% 24th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2021 down 1.7% 38th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 2.11 Percentage of students 2024 down 25.4% 14th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 76,168 number 2018 down 7.1% 1st
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 7.5% 2023 up 185.6% 21st
Participation rate in education and training 60.4% 2025 down 6.5% 27th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 60.4% 2025 down 6.5% 27th
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 13.1% 2025 up 29.7% 4th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 1.03 ratio 2021 up 0.9% 2nd
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 8th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 42,170 number 2018 down 7.4% 1st
Education indicators by NUTS 2 region 51.7 2012 up 33.2% 22nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 3.7% 2023 up 25.4% 20th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 31.2% 2024 up 20.5% 39th
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 0.4% 2021 down 0.8% 62nd